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  1. Here's my review for this week's bootleg:

    1989-10-16 Melbourne, Australia - National Tennis Centre

    Sound: The quality was way better than I expected, the first couple of minutes were hissy and too loud, but the taper found a better position, so the overall result was way better than a 3 star quality, I would give it a 3,5. There's only one major glitch, during the first verse of AIWIY, for the rest of the recording, there are no big mistakes.

    Performance: As this was the last night of a 7-night run, the band wanted to make it a special night, and we can say they succeeded in it, the show is flawless, the setlist is near to perfect, I was very happy to see 'Bad' and 'SBS' dropped to make way for rare tracks like 'Hawkmoon 269' or 'God Part II.'
    Bono is in a very talkative mood this evening, he changes the middle part of 'Bullet The Blue Sky', talks all over the intro for 'WTSHNN', he's really into it, the band also enjoys every single minute of the concert. I noticed only one weak moment, the snippet of Marvin Gaye's 'Sexual Healing' is really really unnecessary during AIWIY, especially when sang before the third verse.

    Ups: Hawkmoon 269 (fantastic song live, get it back, please!), Running To Stand Still (one of the best live renditions of this song), Angel Of Harlem (horns!, horns!), God Part II. (it's a killer live tune)

    Downs: Sexual Healing snippet

    All in all, this bootleg was a very pleasant experience, a little reminder of how extraordinary was the Lovetown tour.
  2. Originally posted by jean_pasquerelThere's only one major glitch, during the first verse of AIWIY, for the rest of the recording, there are no big mistakes.



    Pride was a little fucked to
  3. Originally posted by germcevoy[..]

    Pride was a little fucked to


    I will be honest, I was in another room during Pride - busy with some Christmas decorations...
  4. Originally posted by jean_pasquerel[..]

    I will be honest, I was in another room during Pride - busy with some Christmas decorations...



    you were better off doing that
  5. Sorry guys, I'll have to post later. I don't have much time to do so right now.
  6. Moderator’s Notes:

    1989-10-16 - Melbourne, Australia - National Tennis Centre

    General Jots:

    --Hawkmoon was so awesome. I wish they would play that more.
    --Desire continues the awesome.
    --All Along the Watchtower has the final verse this time. Neat.
    --Bullet was raw and rough, in both the good and bad way.
    --A lot more talking than usual, i.e. Running to Stand Still/I Will Follow.
    --Streets was holy, duh, and love the Heartland snippet.
    --Taping was screwed up during All I Want Is You & Pride, dang it!
    --Bring on the B.B. King Orchestra - People Get Ready & Angel of Harlem were fun.
    --B.B. King owned his section with them.
    --New Year's Day & Party Girl rocked.

    Final Thoughts:

    This show was a bad intro for me into the Lovetown tour and for one reason... THE SOUND! This recording was made on cheap cassettes and it shows. After listening to the UF Chicago bootleg, which sound better even though it's older, it shows that even cassettes can sound better than this.

    The show was pretty awesome, though. But the sound...
  7. Originally posted by ReclinerManFinal Thoughts:

    This show was a bad intro for me into the Lovetown tour and for one reason... THE SOUND! This recording was made on cheap cassettes and it shows. After listening to the UF Chicago bootleg, which sound better even though it's older, it shows that even cassettes can sound better than this.

    The show was pretty awesome, though. But the sound...


    Slightly harsh evaluation of the sound there I thought. If you want good sounding LoveTown then grab any of the Point or Rotterdam shows. I thinki'm gonna try and aquirethe lossless of this show. I bet it sounds way better.
  8. Originally posted by germcevoySlightly harsh evaluation of the sound there I thought. If you want good sounding LoveTown then grab any of the Point or Rotterdam shows. I thinki'm gonna try and aquirethe lossless of this show. I bet it sounds way better.


    I have sensitive ears (which is weird, because I continually blast them in). So I can't stand recordings that just grind into my poor eardrums. This show did, and it distracted me a lot from enjoying the bootleg.

    By the way, I have the Point Depot and Rotterdam shows, I just have never listened to them.
  9. Originally posted by ReclinerMan[..]
    By the way, I have the Point Depot and Rotterdam shows, I just have never listened to them.


    get busy. Listen to the 4 point shows. You will be astounded
  10. One thing that I have noticed about the bootleg round table is that I'm usually one of the last ones to post. I'm okay with that, because usually I agree with everything that everyone has already said, but this week there doesn't seem to be general agreement with the audio quality. Some thought it was great, others thought it was terrible. Personally, I'm siding more with the "terrible" people than the "great" people. I personally found the audio really bad and distracting, which really made it hard for me to enjoy the show.

    Random notes:
    Edge's guitar in "Streets" was barely audible. What a shame.
    Heartland? Really?! Oh...just speaking the lyrics over the Streets intro....oh well.
    Bono arguably does the worst impression of George Bush I've ever heard. Bono may be a bit of a renaissance man, but he should steer clear of trying to pull off the Texas accent.
  11. We seem to be missing reviews still from Nate (who let us know he was held up) and U2Starter (I've pm'd him). I'll hold off on a full review of the Lovetown boot until I know whether these are coming in.

    I forgot to mention in my review about Running and the extra line in NYD (maybe the time is right) that most of the rest of you covered. Glad, as they were feckin awesome

  12. PS,

    Looking forward to the next show, not really up to speed on the early shows. Nice
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